full mortally coiled timeline so far
excluding worldbuilding events/non directly plot related events and/or events without a concrete point in the timeline. this is already extremely fucking long. order of events subject to change
hark, lythe, and sar'kai decide to create a domain together. this is the mortal coil (start of creation era)
hark makes the sun + stars
lythe and sar'kai make khetzal. sar'kai gives khetzal hunger
khetzal eats the sun. stars can now die. hark blames sar'kai
lythe forms planets from energy released from dead stars, including the mortal soil
hark creates life on the mortal soil, sar'kai creates death. hark holds a grudge
khetzal settles on mortal soil, lives among mortals as a prophet before withdrawing from society completely
hark tricks sar'kai, who is trapped in and corrupted by the mortal coil
sar'kai breaks shit. mortals call the trapped sar'kai noxa krov (destruction era begins)
noxa krov rampages, levels cities, empires and civilizations collapse
noxa krov destroys a town near a novice mage's hometown
the novice mage researches experimental magic, creates a spell to rend noxa krov asunder
spell goes wrong. noxa krov's soul is torn in two, novice is unmade, fallout levels surrounding area (including the novice's hometown)
novice looses most of their identity, coalesces as an almost-formless demon
sundogs begin to form due to power vacuum
trees are planet in formed crater, creating a monoculture forest
the two halves of noxa krov reform. one half forms underground (null) one half forms in the monoculture forest (nil)
some sundogs get word of the duo's possible existance, plans start to manipulate one of the halves in order to gain favor from sar'kai when restored
roach learns The Secret. fane and roach fight. roach seals self in creation-era crypt
panik + tyto find young nil, and tell nil that they need to find and kill their other half
the monoculture forest + cave system beneath floods. nil is driven from the forest, null is driven from the caves (start of cycle 1)
fane + bang find null. they do not tell null about being half of a god, but do tell null that nil and co are hunting them down
fane + bang + null go sight seeing. fane and bang obscure their whereabouts, sending nil and co on a wild goose chase
null eventually learns of their origins, tells fane + bang to stop hiding their movements
nil confronts null on a cliff overhanging the now-flooded crater where noxa krov died
after meeting their other half face to face, nil gets cold feet. tyto plans on supporting the decision, but panik causes nil to fall off the cliff and die
null is petrified into stone, and sar'kai is restored (end of cycle 1, start of balance era)
fane abandons duties of a sundog, decides to stand guard over null's petrified corpse. bang moves on
temple of rest-no-longer is built around fane and null. fane considered gaurdian of rest-no-longer and the bog of the lost
mooncats begin to form due to new imbalance - oskar is one of the first, with lovelace and capgras formed as his angels
irregulars start appearing via hark - people who do not fit in the four iid archetypes
civilization advances - major technological and magical breakthroughs
young rasputin takes pilgrimage to rest-no-longer, speaks with fane
rasputin begins working for + rises in the ranks of a major magical institute
gar begins research into eclecto-mechanics
rasputin learns more of sundogs, eternals, etc. starts plotting to ascend into godhood
rasputin pulls a hostile takeover, is now in charge of the institute
rasputin restructures institute- splits institute into the broken chain + children of the unseeing eye
rasputin recruits gar, DIRE is established
the first eclecto-mechanical unit is completed (lockjaw), project is abandoned by DIRE due to funding concerns. Lockjaw temporarily deactivated
rasputin meets and recruits young gazer (start of cycle 2)
Gigo joins DIRE
second eclecto-mechanical unit is mostly completed (talos), project abandoned by DIRE while still in prototype stage due to failure to meet goals in expected timefrane. Talos temporarily deactivated
third eclecto-mechanical unit is completed (sidequest) and successfully implemented to automate research and testing. Lockjaw and Talos reactivated to provide manual labor in automated lab
rasputin returns to rest-no-longer to consult with fane- enters the lost bog in secret, finds corpse of nil, takes stinger from tail
rasputin forges the godkiller knife from nil's tail stinger
rasputin has the children of the unseeing eye hunt down sundogs. one is captured and rasputin successfully kills it with the gk knife
rasputin stabs self with gk knife, becomes a dragon from transfered eternal energy
fourth eclecto-mechanical unit is completed (ransom), determined too dangerous to continue testing/research, contained in single quarentined computer. DIRE shifts focus from eclecto-mechanics to eclecto-biology
DIRE begins the Living Handsome project
rasputin continues hunting sundogs
young doc deadly is orphaned and greviously injured, taken in and experimented on by DIRE
rasputin declares start of the third infinite empire as emperor
rasputin starts conquering cities
Judge is created from one of rasputin's massacres
LH becomes only semi-successful product of the Living Handsome project. project is terminated, LH becomes a lab assistant/test subject, doc deadly promoted from test subject to experimenter
rasputin uses knife to ritualistically kill and revive gazer as a dragon
gazer becomes rasputin's attack dog, kept at his side, sicced on dissenters
gar leaves DIRE, DIRE is effectively gutted of funds, given no new projects
rasputin and gazer returns to rest-no-longer, rasputin intending on killing fane
gazer steals the gk knife and kills rasputin, leaves fane be
gazer becomes new emperor of the third infinite empire
continues conquoring
kakisto + hellkite created from one of gazer's massacres, taken in as judge's angels
gigo downloads ransom onto a flash drive and leaves DIRE to track down gar
morris makes contact with sidequest
gazer asks doc deadly to revive the living handsome project, and wants LH to be used as a weapon
LH + doc deadly escape DIRE
sidequest, lockjaw, and talos escape DIRE
Gazer returns to rest-no-longer intending to kill fane
LH, doc deadly, gigo, ransom, lockjaw, talos, and sidequest all end up at rest-no-longer when gazer arrives
gazer is overpowered and killed
fane stabs self with gk knife. null is unpetrified, fane and null are permanently bound together as dragons (end of cycle 2)
gk knife returned to nil's corpse
fane and null leave rest-no-longer. temple is left in disrepair
nil's corpse and boghast are raised from the dead due to extreme amounts of eternal energy in the area now that fane is gone. bog inhabited by whisps, ghost cranberries begin growing
Lure, an Eternal, takes interest in mortal coil, leaves a cutting, and begins parasitizing the domain in secret. Psychologically tortures a few mortals just for funzies
amounts of bog cranberries are found outside of the bog. discovered to be effectively magic-batteries, allowing for extremely powerful spellcasting
rumors about magic bog is spread- cranberries effectively magic-batteries for mages, allow for extremely powerful spellcasting
smuggler(s) find bog, attempt to steal cranberries to sell, killed by boghast
blacktar is formed in the bog from the dead smugglers
brutus is raised in temple alongside close friend (start of cycle 3)
judge takes up task to create new mooncats. has kakisto and hellkite manipulate mortal to cause the deaths of almost everyone in temple. brutus and friend are mortally wounded but still alive
judge kills brutus's friend directly, Sanctuary is formed
novice approaches brutus, offers deal to save brutus's life- brutus is brought back to life as demon
judge punishes hellkite + kakisto for "failure". h+k rebell, become fallen angels
Lunker, an Eternal, takes interest in the mortal coil. Leaves a cutting, starts a research project in secret to see if mortals can create their own domains. Poses as a nature deity when interacting with mortals
judge forms new angel, de jure
judge attempts to kill brutus + the novice while brutus learns how to live as a demon
h+k blame each other for becoming fallen- join opposite sides of a conflict, try to kill each other
Lunker takes Sebastian in as a priest. Seb realizes almost immediately that Lunker is lying, but plays along anyways
robber kills bystander, takes hostage, and flees. end up in lost bog. robber kills hostage, robber killed by blacktar, both resurrected as roupgaruke
Lunker and Sebastian start dating
brutus and the novice meet k+h, team up to confront judge + de jure
judge is demoted, k+h become mooncats (in name alone) in judge's absence
brutus and the novice fuck off to go live in relative peace (end of cycle 3)
roupgaruke lures a lost wanderer into the bog and kills them in a (failed) attempt to impress boghast. wanderer is ressurected as lungfish
Moonshine, a sundog, begins to harass Garte, a retired fisherfolk turned lighthouse keeper
Pedal is created by Lythe to act as an acolyte of balance
Khetzal begins getting regular nightmares of the consumed sun
Bailey + Razar meet at a digsite, start dating, and work together regularly
Lucky Shot is sold a gun by a traveling charlatan.
B+R discover an unnaturally pristine crypt from the creation era (start of cycle 4)
Bailey opens a sealed room, containing Roach
Built up entropic energy destroys the crypt, kills Bailey, and injures Razar
Razar looks into necromancy to bring Bailey back
Lungfish leaves the bog, but is still bound to it + to boghast
Lucky Shot is driven out of town
Pedal becomes intrigued by Roupgaruke specifically and keeps trying to interview the undead murderous wolf-horse-thing
Razar tries to ressurect bailey, which technically fails, but does directly prompt reformation of roach + bailey
Bailey and Roach are bound together as Dragons
Bailey learns The Secret
Bailey + Roach begin killing people for reasons related to The Secret
Razar, Lungfish, and Lucky Shot each seperately track down Khetzal to ask for advice
Khetzal, at this point convinced that the world is ending, has a bit of a breakdown and/or midlife crisis and suggests that the best course of action is for the four of them to go on a roadtrip together
they go on a roadtrip together
Lucky Shot realizes that the gun he was sold was a prop gun. It is revealed that the entire time, he was technically a mage, and using the prop gun as a magic focus. The only spell they know how to use is "bullet"
Lungfish learns they can break the bond with boghast + the bog by binding themself to someone else. Lungfish willingly binds themself to Lucky Shot
Razar confronts Bailey and convinces her that indiscriminate murder is not the answer. Roach isnt as quickly convinced but is actually kind of sick of the whole death and entropy thing so goes along it eventually
Khetzal confronts the whalefall-esque corpse of the sun they ate.
The Sun tells khetzal [REDACTED] (end of cycle 4)
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